The Author

C.N. Harrow

Gothic fiction. Rooted in shadow. Born in Scotland.

Night Crow Publishing

Influences

  • M.R. James
  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Edgar Allan Poe

C.N. Harrow conjures the eerie and the unknown, weaving tales of gothic dread, psychological horror, and the creeping terror of the Victorian age.

With a pen dipped in shadow and ink that bleeds dread, he explores humanity's deepest fears and the thin veil between sanity and madness. Each tale is a descent into atmospheric horror, where ancient curses, haunted relics, and the ghosts of forgotten sins lurk in gaslit corridors and fog-shrouded streets.

Harrow's work is rooted in genuine historical scholarship, drawing from primary sources, forgotten grimoires, and the documented darkness of history to build worlds that feel as real as they are unsettling. His Blackwood Journals series spans continents and centuries, each novel a complete story that expands a shared world of shadows — where every tale read deepens the darkness of those that came before.

Born with an insatiable curiosity for what lies beyond the veil of understanding, Harrow draws inspiration from the mist-laced landscapes of Scotland, a land steeped in folklore, superstition, and whispered legends of the restless dead.

When not summoning literary nightmares, he can be found wandering historic sites, collecting obscure folklore, and hunting rare editions of forgotten supernatural texts alongside his faithful Labrador through the Scottish mist. He shares his life with his partner and their two daughters, who remain entirely unbothered by the darkness their father conjures, and rather more interested in whether supper is ready.

A C.N. Harrow story is best read by candlelight, when the hour is late, and the wind whispers secrets against your window.